The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-24
BERLIN AND ROME.

Bismarck Forced to Antagonize Some OF
His Political Supporters.
copyrighted, 1857. by the new York Associated
Fress
BERLIN, April 23.-The debate in the Inter
haus on the ecclesiastical bill to-day brought out
some of Prince Bismarck's strongest peculiar
tiles. In defending the measure he had to at
tack the speeches of some members who are his
own supporters, like the National Liberals
Herren Eynern and Pfaf. the Ultra Conserva-
tive Baron Hammerstein. and others Jealous in
the defense of the Protestant Church in
Prussia, who are convinced that the Chan
cellor has gone too far in his concessions to
the Vatican, and has virtually taken that jour
ney to Canossa which he once declared he would
never make. Among the most interesting cpl
sodes was Baron Hammerstein's accusation that
the government was imperiling the Protestant
Church. In concluding his speech he said: "If
the prophecy of Cardinal Manning that the fight
between the Catholic and Protestant churches
will be fought ont on the sandy plains of Brand
enburg is destined to be fulfilled, and if, there
fore. the Protestant Church is to succumb in the
fight. then the man who deemed alliance with
the Pope as necessary must be held responsible J"
The charge thus eveled directly at the Chan
celor produced a profound sensation. Prince
Bismarck started up to respond. He was much
agirated, and in voice quivering with excite
ment denied that the ascendency of the Protest
ant Churcn endangered.
He ridiculed the idea that restoration of the
former rights of Catholics would damage the
Protestant establishment, and advised the Ma.
tional Liberals and Conservatives to join him in
trying to attain the final cessation of the kutur-
kampf The speech effective in the sense
mined to carry the bill in tine exact form in
which it was presented in the Unterhaus, and
would tolerate no opposition from his own sup
porters. The bill must pass but this week 8
discussion has left angry feelings and much dis
content in the National Liberal and Conserva-
tive groups.
The Kolnische Volks Zeltune the organ of the
German translation, of IL letter which the Pope
has sent to the Archbishop of Cologne regarding
the attitude of the Catholics toward the eccle-
sastical bill In the concluding passage of the
letter the Pope saws: Seeing that the Oberhaus
has passed the bill with the amendments of the
Bishop of Fulda, representing the remedies for
many evils and opening the door to that peace so
long desired, we. therefore, consider that the
Catholics should not refuse their assent"
The same paper publishes manifesto signed by
ISL German Catholic journalists, proposing to
erect a church in Hanover to commemorate Herr
Windthors,s birthday. the Catholic press con-
ours in declaring that, although the Center party
accepts the ecclesiastical bill. this does not alter
its independence or its attitude toward Prince
Bismarck, and that Herr Windthorst will retain
the leadership.
Dr. Stumpf Bishop of Strasburg. succeeds Dr.
Herzog Bishop of Breslau The selection of
DR.. Stumpf is direct result of the entente cor
dale between the Vatican and Prussia